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It allowed the people to vote for Senators instead of the State Legislatures and provided a contingency plan that gave the governor of each state the power to choose a new Senator when the seat was vacated before the next election.
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∙ 9y agoThe 17th amendment was passed in order to reduce governmental corruption and eliminate governmental deadlock. Before the passage of the 17th amendment, senators were elected by state legislators. Many senators and party officials used money and favors in order to influence those elections. Many state legislatures were divided along party lines and they could not agree on a candidate, which prevented them from conducting state business and which compromised the effectiveness of the United State Congress.
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It was done to take power from the common man. If the constituent was displeased with their legislature's choice, they could vote the local members out of office. It was the essence of a Representative Republic. The 17th amendment allowed the Senator to buy his relection by bringing home the bacon like they do in the house. Doubt my answer? Look at the number of buildings & highways named in WV after Robert Byrd (D)? He was in the Senate for 51 years.
Direct election of the House of Representatives reflects the people's "temperature" and are reelected every (2) years. The Senate represented the state as a whole - where cooler heads were to prevail; until this amendment.
In the same way, the Electoral College protects the sovereignty of the states. This way, the states with the largest populations are not given the right to force the choice of the minority of states on the entire country.
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∙ 9y agoThe 17th amendment was enacted to ensure that United States senators were elected by the people. It also spells out what should be done with Senate vacancies.
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∙ 9y agoThe goal of the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution was to establish direct elections of US Senators. Before the passage of the Amendment, Senators were appointed by state legislatures.
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∙ 11y agoit was passed so people could have direct election
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∙ 9y agoYes
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Who was president while the 17th amendment was passed?
William Howard Taft
The amendment passed in 1865 abolished?
It was the Thirteenth Amendment which abolished slavery.
What did the 17th amendment allow to elect their senators not the states lgislative in each state?
the 17th Amendment is the provision that allows U.S. Senators to be directly elected by a state's population.
What amendment to the us constitution gave the people the right to elect us senator?
Prior to the 17th Amendment, senators of the U.S Senate were appointed by the state's governor. The 17th Amendment requires that senators be elected by the citizens of the state they represent.
What is the only amendment to overrule a previous amendment?
The 21st amendment repealed, the 18th amendment (prohibition). It is said the the 18th amendment was passed while we were drunk, and the 21st was passed while we were sober.
What amendment passed for progression reform was later repealed?
17th amendment
Who was president when the 16th and 17th amendment was passed?
When the 16th amendment was passed on February 3rd, 1913, the president was William Howard Taft. When the 17th amendment was passed on April 8th, 1913 the president was Woodrow Wilson.
Who was president while the 17th amendment was passed?
William Howard Taft
Before the 17TH amendment was passed how were senatos elected?
State legislatures
How did the 17th amendment change the senate?
the 17th Amendment passed in 1913, reversed the power of the states, removing their control over Washington and creating two separate and redundant Houses of the People
Which amendment allows the people the right to elect their senators directly?
the seventeenth amendment yo yo yo. myspace.com/305591943
Which amendment allows for the direct election of senators by the people?
The Seventeenth Amendment allowed U.S. Senators to be elected directly by the people.
Which amendment resulted in U.S. senators being elected directly by the voting public the 18th Amendment the 19th Amendment the 17th Amendment the 21st Amendment?
17th amendment.
The 17th Amendment changed the election of Senators from?
The 17th Amendment changed the election of Senators from state legislators. The 17th Amendment elects Senators by popular vote of the constituents.
What amendment provided for the direct election of the us senate?
The 17th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires popular election of U.S. Senators.
What amendment lets people elect senators?
The 17th Amendment calls for citizens of the state to elect their state senators. Before the 17th Amendment, the state governor would appoint the senators.
The direct election of senators was established with the?
amendment to 17th amendment
